When you're flying over the Philippines, the majority of the view below are mountains or if not, you'll see forests so when we flew over this, I took pictures because it looked so unique. As soon as I went home, I found out that this is the Semirara Island in Caluya, Antique, Panay Island. The reason why it looks like that is because of the existing mining activities. Haaay. It's not like I can stop their operation but I hope that this is the last time that I see any place that look like this here in the Philippines.

Back at Pudaquit, Zambales. Our chosen area for this year's two getaways... kasi mura. hahaha. Jk. Not only is this place affordable, you get to travel with little to no traffic. Goodbye EDSA! NLEX, SCTEX at TIPO kami. Isang diretso lang kaya kahit malayo, kaya 'to ng three hours from Quezon City.

First time that I was in the area was when I went to Capones Lighthouse and Anawangin Cove link:here.Second time that I went there was to swim at Pundaquit beach and we rode a boat to Camara Island link: here.

Monday, June 22, 2015

This is my second post about this Korean dessert cafe in Bonifacio Global City. I posted this because the last time I went there, I had a strawberry bingsu for free. Promote promote din. lolz. It's not free because I blog, it was free because I Instagram. Cafe Seolhwa, Forum South, Bonifacio Global City. The building is near The Fort Strip. Oh, you might also want to try Seoul Express (TFS) and O'rice (FSG) for more Korean food experience. :>Anyhow, it has been more than a month since I won so I am not sure if the contest is still ongoing. Follow @seolhwabingsu and @xtintina sa IG na lang for more details. 'Yung @xtintina talaga nagdala eh. Hahahaha!

Thank you so much, Cafe Seolhwa! Winning really made my night. It was night time when I found out that I won. Eating made my afternoon. It was a hot afternoon when I claimed this. Bakit ba ang dami kong sinasabi? 'Yung totoo. Hahahaha.

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This was my free strawberry bingsu. I was shocked when Cafe Seolhwa tagged me in a post saying that I won their Instagram contest. I was just mindlessly hashtagging #cafeseolhwa and #seolhwabingsu but it turned out that I sent an entry. Not complaining. :">

A photo posted by Tin Gallemaso (@xtintina) on May 30, 2015 at 7:16am PDT

We ordered these flavors: Mango Cheesecake and Chocolate Brownie.

You might see me there or you might see my friends there. Basta the energetic bunch who would stay there for several hours during Saturdays. Hehehehe. Infairness naman sa'min, we order a lot kaya keri lang!

If Cafe Seolhwa had a membership card, my friends would have the VVVVVIP card by now.

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And we weren't satisfied with just ordering three flavors, we ordered this economical meal composed of injeolmi bingsu with injeolmi toast.

Injeolmi, for those who don't know, is one of the variants of tteok a.k.a Korean rice cake. Korean cuisine has many kinds of tteok and a more popular type would be the one used in cooking tteokbokki, the garaetteok. Anyway, what make injeolmi and garaetteok different is injeolmi's coating/gomul and its chewy consistency that can be compared with Japan's mochi.

Enough of this culinary lesson because it's not the rice cake that made me want this variant too but the powder. I can't explain the taste, as always, but this is interesting to the palate. hehehehe.

A photo posted by Tin Gallemaso (@xtintina) on May 1, 2015 at 9:18pm PDT

It was a hot Saturday afternoon and we were all craving for something sweet and cold so we went to Forum South Global Building for Seolhwa. But we hadn't eaten our lunch yet so we entered O'rice...

This is the cheapest Kimbap variant in ther menu.

This big Tuna Kimbap was our order. I know that it doesn't look big here in the picture, but its size is twice to thrice the regular-sized kimbap that we know... toinks, but size is relative pa rin, diba? Hehe. Anyway, this tasted good! And they didn't skimp on the ingredients as well kaya sulit na rin. I was full after eating four pieces.

And that day, I found out that eating kimbap with mayonnaise and chili powder tastes good! Someday, I'll go back there to try their other food options because they have a lot! And, meron din palang plus points para sa paminsan-minsang fire show galing sa open kitchen nila. hehehe.

Saturday, June 20, 2015

A photo posted by Tin Gallemaso (@xtintina) on May 19, 2015 at 3:48am PDT

Sorry, wallet and body. Hindi ko kinaya ang temptation. HAHAHAHA. I went to Subic last month. (Zoobic Safari), then we went to Puregold Dutyfree where I found several matcha products and I almost cried. Joke. :)) Grabe. Anda. :(

Here's my current favorite matcha chocolate from Nikko. Just that, I don't see this in any store here in Manila.$ 4.58

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

I was invited to attend an event here at Super Duck Modern Tea in SM Cyberwest and I gladly said yes. I went not only because it is near (West Avenue, Quezon City) but because I was curious as to how they'd stand out from their competitors.

Remember that time when milk teas were the in thing that milk tea shops were mushrooming everywhere? I do. I do because I went out of my way several times just to buy one. I do because my friends and I went all the way to Greenhills, Ortigas, Makati and Tagaytay just to look for more milk tea shops but that obviously stopped because it wasn't interesting anymore.Since I've been to a lot, I thought I've seen everything that a milk tea shop can offer but Super Duck proved me wrong. Their offerings are delicious, new, healthy and it felt like this isn't anymore about the hype but something that's here to stay.

1. Super Duck Modern Tea uses cane sugar to sweeten their drinks. Cane sugar is a healthier alternative to table sugar because of its antioxidant contents and its low glycemic index. No worries that your blood sugar level will spike after drinking.

2. They only serve authentic Taiwanese Tea.3. They use fresh fruits/purèe in their drinks.4. The prices of their drinks are affordable yet product quality isn't sacrificed.

5. They care a lot about their customer's well-being. It was mentioned that they purify the water they use and that they are also the one making their ice. Siguradong malinis at top quality 'yung drinks na maiinom mo. 6. ANG DAMING OPTIONS. AS IN. DRINKS FOR EVERYONE. Categories are Fresh Flavor Tea, Milk Tea Series, Juices, Yakult Series, Fruitty Milk Tea, Fruit Tea, Smoothies, Premium Milk Tea, Mellow Milk, Nai Kai Series and Unique Blends. Complete Menu link: here.

Ang dami that you might feel a bit overwhelmed when you look at the options but it's also a good thing 'cause you'd be sure that you'd have a drink that would suit you. Don't hesitate to ask for their suggestions!

Some of their Quackers/SnacksVegetarian and Halal 'tong mga 'to.Calamares, Nuggets, Fries and Hotdog. They're all good!

I was busy taking pictures when they said that the quackers are all made from veggie meat so I didn't know it when I first had my bite of this cheesedog. This didn't taste like veggie meat at all. Super like!

This is the first time that I liked drinking wintermelon milk tea. Sa dinami-rami ng milk tea shops na napuntahan ko na, first time ko lang magustuhan ang wintermelon. 'Yang may froth sa taas was wintermelon nai kai (P 95.00 and P 105.00). Alam niyo naman, I am not good at describing the taste but I liked this a lot.

We were also able to taste their Carbonara and Pesto Pasta. Okay din.

This was the tumbler give-away and the Bailey's Milk Tea that I took home.

Monday, June 8, 2015

Zoobic Safari is under the same group as Tagaytay's Residence Inn and Paradizoo. Even if I've already gone to the two, I was still looking forward to going here mainly because of the tiger safari ride.

Be sure to wear comfortable clothes and footwear when you're going here.

Here is the map of the zoo.

We waited for a bit here at the reception area.Zoobic Safari guided tour lasts for around two hours. The zoo is huge so a tour guide is really needed plus visitors would also learn more that way.

You'll see a lot of signs like this is the zoo. It was so pun reading them all.

I've seen tigers in several zoos before but they're all caged and felt tamed but being able to experience this ride somehow scared me. I hope they are not starving these tigers just to elicit that kind of feeding behavior. 'Cause one thing I noticed is that tigers here in the tram ride are way thinner than those caged tigers from the close encounter.

Anyway, this tram ride is the highlight of the tour and the most memorable part for me.

Just like our finger prints, it's impossible for them too to have similar prints.

We were shown dances performed by our Aeta brothers.

They aren't waiting for food. The reason why crocodiles often have their mouth open while sleeping or resting is to let the heat out. Crocodiles have no sweat glands so opening their mouth while at rest is a way to thermoregulate.

Here is Zoobic Safari's current rates.

There is definitely a lot more to see than what I've included here. I just posted pictures of the tour highlights for me.

This is one of the cages from the close encounter area where we also got scared.

One tiger was roaring so loud at the tiger caged beside it because it didn't eat all the food. Sinasabi siguro nung tiger, "Kainin mo 'yaaaaaaaaaaan!!!"

Here's an instagram video I posted. I recorded the video while on the tram ride.

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